The Lancaster County 4‑H Illustrated Presentation & Video Communication Contest, open to all enrolled 4‑H members ages 8–18 (by January 1 of the current year), will be held on Sunday, April 19, 2025, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County conference rooms, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A, Lincoln. NOTE: New day of the week and time. Time slots will be assigned in advance; however, 4‑H staff will do their best to accommodate a time preference requested by a 4‑H member. A schedule of presentation times will be emailed to participants ahead of the contest date. During the contest, arrive and check-in at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled time.
An Illustrated Presentation is a live presentation with a formal talk where youth will use visual aids (such as props, posters, computer-based visuals, handouts, video, etc.) to show and tell others how to do something. The judge views the entire presentation and engages in a question-and-answer session following the presentation. 4‑H members may compete as an individual and part of a team of 2 individuals. If team members are not in the same age division, they must compete in the age division of the oldest team member. All Illustrated Presentation topics should be related to what the 4‑H youth is learning through 4‑H educational experiences.
The Video Communication class is available for all age divisions. Youth may use a phone, laptop or tablet to create a 60–90 second multi-media video around the 2026 theme: "Ready Today, Leading Tomorrow." Judges will be evaluating on both the organization of information as well as the audio and video production. 4‑H members will need to be present to introduce their video and answer any questions from the judge. No team entries allowed.
Register by Monday, April 13 by contacting Kristin Geisert at kristin.geisert@unl.edu or 402‑441‑7180 and providing 4‑H member's name(s), age(s) by Jan. 1 of current year, presentation/video title(s) and email address. Specify if it is an individual or team illustrated presentation, or a video communication entry.
Accommodation requests for registration or attendance may be directed to Kristin Geisert at least two weeks prior to the program. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet access needs.
All participants are strongly encouraged to review the rules, procedures and helpful resources at https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/presentations.